Gambling the Budget
Governor Fortuño’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2010-11 includes three extraordinary measures to increase general fund revenues: a new tax enforcement program, which is expected to yield $241 million; a program to allow property owners to self-assess the value of their real property, which is expected to bring in an additional $89 million; and a proposal to legalize “adult entertainment machines”, which are estimated to produce some $220 million in new revenues.